Wonder Volume IV

I think that the lives of all the people around us are beginning to sound like a record of the same annoying song playing over and over again. The same excuses, the same stories, the same conversations being held for lack of nothing better to say. I am beginning to see a pattern in this world that is hopefully leading to the end of the monotonous life we live. I am so ready to find a reason for being here. We have seen all there is to see and the only thing left is to fight for the good. It is so hard on a daily basis to play the same games over and over and never winning. Waffling back and forth between a decisive yes and a discouraging no keeps us in constant procrastination. These are the options we hold ourselves to when we stop trusting in the one person that has the answers to all the things we cannot find one for. I have to take another wonderful quote from Brennan Manning when he said “The untruthful idea that salvation is reserved solely for the proper and pious, the nameless fear that we are predestined to backslide, the brooding pessimism that the good news of God’s love is simply wishful thinking—all these combine to weave a thin membrane of distrust that keeps us in a chronic state of anxiety.” Wow what a mouthful! God is loving us, you and me, this moment just as we are and not as we should be. Take what you feel about the people you love, multiply that by infinity, and you will have a hint of the love God owns for all of us. Why not trust in something that is so much bigger than our own thoughts and biggest dreams? Don’t you know He has it all planned out no matter what kind of car we drive, no matter who the Commander in Chief is, no matter where we are financially. God knows everything in our heart good and bad. He wants badly for you to run to Him crying, desolate, and powerless. He needs to know that you trust in Him to make things right for you. And why shouldn’t He? You are a child of God. Being a victim in this world is a viable option since the children of God are the nerds of the world class, but isn’t that right where Satan would have you? Stand strong in what you know is the truth. Turn on the song that at the pivotal point in the chorus you are the happiest and most vulnerable, and know that the pure feeling you are experiencing is a gift from God. He is reminding you that all is well and that where ever you are in your life right now is right where you need to be to open your eyes to your personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Whether that be a thankful hallelujah, or a where are you? It is time to raise your hands to the almighty and let Him do his handy work. One word sums up all of the uncertainty, and questioning that you have inside you right now. Trust